SPE 2032 Basic Invention

Theme: Entertainment

M-CUP (Mobile Cup)

- Instant drink in a Compress Cup -

Inventors

NUr SYAZANA BT DAUD

KHAIRUNNISA BT AZAHARI

PROBLEM STATEMENT
Campers always complained their traveling bag did not have enough space to place their mug and instant drink. They also face that their ceramic mug or steel mug have it own mass that contributed the weight to their traveling bag. Moreover, ceramic mug has a high potential of breaking or cracking. Beside that, some hostel students not feel free to wash their cup after having drink. A lot of dirty cups seem like be display on the sink in pantry room. Most of them said that they have not enough time to wash their cup.

OBJECTIVES
The objectives of M-Cup invention are: To invent compress cup with instant drink which can reduce space in campers traveling bag. The compress cup safe to user health. To invent the disposable cup.

MARKET RESEARCH
The results from market research: Instant drink did not ever available in its own cup. Commonly in sachet. Instant food in its own cup was started by noodle company but the size quite big and not able to be compress.

WAY TO SOLVE PROBLEM

We come out with M-Cup which have those characteristics: Light (made by plastic) Able to hold hot water Small size (compression)

TARGET MARKET
Target market for M-Cup, the instant drink in compress cup are: The travelers The campers Hostel students

PROTOTYPE MODEL COST

Materials to build M-Cup model
Paper cup Sellotape Colored paper

Overall prototype model cost for a model is about RM0.50

MARKET STRATEGY
Our strategies to market M-Cup are: Market M-Cup by individually for the first entering. M-Cup come with instant drink sachet in it. To make a collaboration business for example our M-Cup with Milos company.

WORK Procedure
Manufacturing for real M-Cup production suggested as below: Material

Polypropylene (PP) - Malleable material and safe been used as food or drink
container. - Typical used in medical purposes.

Plastic injection molding process Compressing process

Plastic injection molding process

Compressing process

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES

Advantages Can save space and reduce weight of traveling bag. Easy to bring anywhere and anytime. No need mugs. Disposable/can be recycle after used. Entertainments.

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES

Disadvantages
Contribute a lot of waste. Can not back to the original shape (compressed) after used. Can not be used again after have been used.

WORKING DRAWING
Orthographic Projection view Isometric view

Assembly Drawing

ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION VIEW

Isometric VIEW

Assembly Drawing

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